What's going on when a child gets red spots on his body that look like prickly heat?

Children's skin is very delicate, so in the summer, parents must take good care of their baby's skin hygiene, such as dressing the baby in breathable and loose clothes, keeping the baby's skin clean and dry, etc. Otherwise, the baby is prone to skin diseases in the summer. For example, red spots will often appear on the baby's body, and it will be very itchy, which looks like prickly heat. What is the reason for this?

What's going on when a child gets red spots on his body that look like prickly heat?

In this case, it is necessary to know whether the child has a fever, and the sequence of fever and rash.

Guidance:

It is recommended to go to the pediatric department of a local public hospital at or above the county level for diagnosis and treatment. Do not take medication at home at will to prevent delays in the disease, which can cause serious problems.

The baby's condition may be dermatitis or eczema, which is related to allergies.

Guidance:

It is best to upload photos. It is recommended to apply calamine lotion and paeonol ointment externally, twice a day, and take levocetirizine oral solution orally according to the instructions. Avoid fish, shrimp and seafood. If the effect is not good, it is best to go to the dermatology department of the hospital for another check-up. The face-to-face consultation may see it more clearly and can provide symptomatic treatment.

Consider that the baby may be caused by urticaria

Guidance:

It is recommended that you apply some calamine lotion to your baby to keep the skin clean and dry, etc. You can also give your baby some loratadine granules for treatment.

How to differentiate between prickly heat and eczema?

1. Look at the symptoms. Prickly heat is usually small whitish spots that are densely packed in patches with clear boundaries. In severe cases, there may be white pus spots. Eczema is red papules or blisters of varying sizes that can merge into patches with no obvious boundaries. In severe cases, there will be blisters and exudation, and the baby's skin surface will look like a scab.

2. Look at the onset and elimination time. Heat rash will quickly cause rashes in a hot environment, and will disappear on its own in a cool environment, and the disappearance speed is also fast; eczema develops slowly, and it appears as a red area at first, which turns yellow and forms scabs after two days. It disappears slowly and is prone to recurrence.

3. Look at the site of disease. Prickly heat often occurs in the folds of the skin, such as the neck, chest, back, elbows, popliteal fossa, etc. Babies may also develop it on the forehead or sweaty areas of the head. Eczema can occur anywhere on the body, especially the cheeks, forehead, brow arches, behind the ears, etc.

4. Look at the season of onset. Prickly heat is more common in summer; eczema can occur in all seasons.